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Legal Research at University of Wisconsin - Madison

Legal Research at University of Wisconsin - Madison

If you plan to study legal research, take a look at what University of Wisconsin - Madison has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 44,640.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Legal Research section at the bottom of this page.

  • Master’s Degree in Legal Research

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal research, making the school the #15 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the legal research majors at University of Wisconsin - Madison.

70% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 30% of legal research master's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

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In the legal research master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 35% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Wisconsin - Madison with a master's in legal research.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 1
International Students 12
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

The following legal research concentations are available at University of Wisconsin - Madison. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Wisconsin - Madison. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Programs for Foreign Lawyers 12
General Advanced Legal Research/Studies 8
Health Law 5

A degree in legal research can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Occupation Jobs in WI Average Salary in WI
Lawyers 7,840 $130,450
Law Professors 170 $114,030

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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